An age cap in politics

A system like that would clean up quicker. Forced retirement at 35 for doing a good job, ofcourse that doesn't apply atm because a good job done in
politics in this age is usually reserved for those speaking against the current system.

Older people would still have the same right to opinion, just conservative views won't be stuck in time clinging until beaten to death.

ScottProphhit
A system like that would clean up quicker. Forced retirement at 35 for doing a good job, ofcourse that doesn't apply atm because a good job done in
politics in this age is usually reserved for those speaking against the current system.

Older people would still have the same right to opinion, just conservative views won't be stuck in time clinging until beaten to death.

Forced retirement is against many human rights laws, such as the right to earn a living

Good thing you are not in a position of power.

The real fix is to fix the voting system, also allow ANYBODY to run, wait, why don't YOU run for political power and do something about it then
instead?

Scotland is going independent so I will be. I'm 19 though I wanted to make music before I got involved in that sort of thing! (I mean, I'm supposed to
be having fun in life, not having to think of action because I was born in a time where civilization will end during my life if it stays the
same)

Because I'm Scottish and will be Scotland's leader, as no one else with the understanding would act out on it, and music has got to do with it
because I'm saying I want to make music haha?

Regardless it's not ageism, conservative views are destroying process. The whole system needs to be scrapped and redone modernly.

Forced firing of people based on their age is not agism? You are a bloody loonatic. You will be a Leader of Scotland? You are right up there with that
other moron leading Scotland, oh wait.. good point.

It's not firing because it shouldn't be a job. It should be voluntary unpaid work.

Good luck; Scotland won't be welcome in the EU anytime soon with those views. Spain will vote against you, Italy will vote against you, as will Turkey
(they've been waiting a hell of a lot longer than you to join).

Personaly, with people like you or the idiots up there, I don't want em in the EU or the UK at all.

Best start digging those trenches, and burning those bridges, be sure to tear up your British passport and tell them that you wish to renounce your
Citizenship. Go all the way like a man (which I am very sure a lot of Scotish people will hold onto their British passports with grim death, you
included). Be sure to fill in the Visa and Residence permit forms when you apply to work in the UK. Also, be prepared for mass deportations of Scotish
economic immigrants without Visas / Residence permits. Be prepared for EU Tarrifs on exporting and importing to the EU (and thus the rest of the UK
and Northern Ireland and Ireland). Got enough Gold to back up your new currency? Or will it not be backed by gold at all? or Silver? Be sure to pay
your debts off to London before you leave. EU cCompanys in the EU by LAW cannot stay in Scotland, as it will no longer be an EU member address.

Humanity before nationality will be a policy of mine. And also, I'll be saying to the E.U, "you can be part of us, reform like us, or watch civil
unrest with jealousy of our Scotland's cultural rebirth and revolution"

ScottProphhit
A system like that would clean up quicker. Forced retirement at 35 for doing a good job, ofcourse that doesn't apply atm because a good job done in
politics in this age is usually reserved for those speaking against the current system.

Older people would still have the same right to opinion, just conservative views won't be stuck in time clinging until beaten to death.

I don't agree with age limits, and if I did it would certainly be higher than 35.. if we ever instituted something like that it should at least line
up with the legal age of retirement for the country..

I would rather see a reduction in the term limits.. make congress and the senate have the same term limit as the president, right now congress and
senate both get unlimited 6 year terms.. instead make it 2 4 year terms.. that way we're not stuck with the same people for years on end..

Heck I'd even be happy with unlimited 1 year terms .. that way our senators and congressmen would know that they could lose their job any given year
if they don't perform to the public's expectations.

ScottProphhit
Maybe two terms only would be better, with a chance to appeal for more!

An interesting system might be to have term limits, not unlimited like it is now for congress and senate.. but after your term is up you can run for
re-election with a handicap.. perhaps you lose 10-20% of whatever votes you get right off the top.. This way you would have to win by a very high
margin which makes it obvious the people want to keep you in office ( unless they rig the votes )

some of the most innovative ideas the world has ever seen comes from the minds of people older than 35.

although opinions vary, more research shows that the human brain is not mature until their mid 20's some even say 30's or 40's like the article
below. which is a bit dated comes from 2010.

The research could explain why adults sometimes act like teenagers, sulking or having tantrums if they do not get their own way, and why some people
remain socially uncomfortable until they are well out of their teens. Brain is not fully mature until 30s and 40s

young folks think that they know every thing, which they don't. knowledge and wisdom come with age. i would not want someone young that has not been
alive long enough to have seen and experienced enough of life to make decisions on laws that effect the well being of a entire country.

sure there have been some mature younger people, those have been the exception not the rule. just let me ask you why do you think the military wants
young people, and it's not just because that they are more physically fit, it's because their minds are more easily manipulated than older peoples
minds. this is a quote from my drill instructor when i was in the Corps. " you will be amazed at what a 17 year old can do, with a M16 in their
hands" and how you can motivate them into doing it". that has stuck with me all my life, mainly for the fact i was 17 when i heard it. i didn't
fully understand it until i was well into my thirty's. i knew what he meant by training them to fire and attack, but the fact that someone that young
is more easily brain washed, or should i say fooled into a ideology. now don't misunderstand, i think every young person older than 21 should serve,
that gives them a little time to grow and mature.

no one should be allowed to serve in a public office, military, or anything thing that has to do with the serving the public,in a authoritative type
position until there is some sort of maturity test to see if they are ready to hold that kind of postilion, and are well past the age of 30.

it's true that young people are the future, but if they are going making a bunch of dumb a@@ laws what does good does that do. of course it would be
compounded more with all of the lobbyist that are throwing money at them.
another thing, have you ever watched those worlds dumbest videos, the majority of the people in them are younger than 30. ever wonder why.
i know that i didn't become shorter than ten foot tall, and vulnerable to bullets, until i was almost 30.

…I wanted to make music before I got involved in that sort of thing! (I mean, I'm supposed to be having fun in life, not having to think of
action because I was born in a time where civilization will end during my life if it stays the same).

What do you think the odds are that civilization was plugging along just fine for thousands of years, then all of a sudden YOU come along and the
world is going to end? Doesn’t that sound a bit far-fetched?

Maybe you could learn something from these older citizens you’re looking to suppress.

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